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Slovakia left behind other, bigger East European nations - Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic - and is likely to be the region’s last euro entrant for some time given the current financial turmoil.

Warsaw (Poland), Dec 31 : Archaeologists have uncovered a 3rd to 2nd century BC Celtic village four miles east of Krakow in Poland, where excavated artifacts may help to reconstruct the life and fate of the Celts.

The year 2008 witnessed a significant rise of Poland’s international position, which could be seen as a success of the Polish government, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. “2008 was certainly the year of positive changes,” Tusk said, but added that the changes were insufficient and more work was needed. “Over the last 12-13 years, more and more bureaucratic limitations were …

Financial chaos in the euro zone may increase jobless claims in the country by up to 12.0%.

An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first-ever concert in Poland Sunday.

WARSAW, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland’s financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland GMT + 1 hour):

Warsaw, Poland – December 30 – Closing out 2008, GOG.com ( http://www.gog.com), the digital distribution platform with DRM-free classic games, announced another new deal with Revolution Software.

WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Poland will not hold a referendum to give voters a say on the issue of euro adoption, a move that parliamentary opposition sees as necessary, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quoted as saying late on Tuesday. Poland agreed to adopt the euro when it entered the European Union in 2004, but the date for such a move was not set. Tusk in an interview with daily newspaper …

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Poland’s central bank revealed in a report that the current account deficit stood at EUR 4.08 billion in the third quarter, compared with a EUR 5.47 billion deficit recorded in the previous quarter. Economists had expected a deficit of EUR 4.33 billion.

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, a Polish gas distributor, and the power companies Enea SA, Energa SA, and EdF’s EC Wybrzeze may build six gas-fueled power plants in Poland under a proposed government plan, Parkiet reported.